Greg Stark wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > OK, I have applied the following patch that uses Cygwin native symlink() > > instead of the Win32 junctions. The reason for this is that Cygwin > > symlinks work on Win95/98/ME where junction points do not > > Is this really a Win95/98/ME vs NT distinction or a FAT32 vs NTFS distinction? > In which case does an NT machine that happens to be using a FAT32 file system > have the same problem?
I believe it is OS, not file system. > > > and we have no way to know what system will be running the Cygwin binaries > > Is there a reason to make this a compile-time decision? Can't it just try to > make a junction and if it fails then use the Cygwin symlink? Yes, if we feel like probing for the Windows OS during runtime. I don't think it is worth it. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
